Dr Al Pinkerton MP: votes, interests and costs
Dr Al Pinkerton represents Surrey Heath in the House of Commons for Liberal Democrat. The Members API lists the post of Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Europe) from 1 October 2025.
Offices and committees
Dr Al Pinkerton holds this post, according to the Parliament Members API.
Ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Europe) | Opposition Department | 1 October 2025 | Current |
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Ecclesiastical Committee | 5 November 2024 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Northern Ireland) | Opposition Department | 18 September 2024 | 1 October 2025 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland Affairs Committee | 28 October 2024 | 13 November 2025 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 bfcba8b110fb.
Register of interests
Dr Al Pinkerton has 4 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests, the earliest registered on 15 October 2025 and the latest on 6 October 2026. By category: Visits outside the UK (4). Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
International visit to Gibraltar between 08 September 2026 and 11 September 2026
- Purpose of the visit: To witness the implementation of the UK-EU Treaty on Gibraltar, and other social, medical, political developments.
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-09-08
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-09-11
- Associated All Parliamentary Group (APPG), where relevant: Gibraltar
International visit to Iceland between 14 June 2026 and 16 June 2026
- Purpose of the visit: To discuss Iceland's forthcoming referendum on possible EU accession.
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-06-14
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-06-16
International visit to Cayman Islands between 13 February 2026 and 17 February 2026
- Purpose of the visit: Fact finding visit to UK Overseas Territory, exploring natural disaster responsiveness and preparedness, financial regulation, environmental management, and governance.
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-02-13
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-02-17
International visit to Brunei between 25 May 2025 and 29 May 2025
- Purpose of the visit: To undertake a visit to British Forces Brunei as part of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme
- Date Member left the UK: 2025-05-25
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2025-05-29
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 28 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
IPSA, the body that sets and pays MPs' business costs, records staffing spending of £156,008 for Dr Al Pinkerton in 2024-25 against a budget of £185,538. Office costs came to £26,875 of a £30,426 budget. Budgets for that year run from the MP's election on 4 July 2024, as IPSA's reason column states. IPSA publishes each budget, the amount spent and the amount left (the remaining amounts are in IPSA's files); no total across budgets is published, so none is given here.
| IPSA figure | 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £156,008.39 |
| Office costs: spent | £26,875.16 |
| Accommodation: spent | £3,596.00 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £3,303.65 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £30,426, staffing £185,538, accommodation £21,667 (Standard non-London area budget from 5 July 2024, and a start-up supplement of £6,000; Standard non-London area budget from 5 July 2024; Standard budget for renting a property in the London area from 5 July 2024).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Surrey Heath CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Office Manager (permanent full time), Caseworker ×2 (permanent full time), Office Manager/Senior Parl Assistant (permanent full time), Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Caseworker (casual), Researcher (permanent full time), Intern (fixed term part time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (casual), Senior Caseworker (fixed term part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
How Dr Al Pinkerton voted in the House of Commons: 426 recorded votes since 4 July 2024, as published by the Commons Votes API. Of these, 38 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. Below, the latest 30 on bills and motions. The most recent, on 21 October 2026, was an Aye on "Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 28 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
Since 4 July 2024, 1,597 written questions have been tabled by Dr Al Pinkerton, the parliamentary record shows. Departments in the latest 10: Department for Work and Pensions; Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office; Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade ; and others.
Universal Credit: Surrey Heath
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support is available through Jobcentre Plus for Universal Credit claimants who are already in part-time work and wish to retrain or gain qualifications to increase their earnings in Surrey Heath co …
EU Countries: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many consular assistance cases involving British citizens affected by enforcement of the Schengen 90/180-day rule were recorded in each calendar year since 2020.
Sewers: Private Property
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate the Department has made of the number of households in Surrey Heath constituency served by shared sewers or pumping stations that have not been adopted by a water company …
Sewers: Private Property
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Department has considered introducing statutory time limits for water companies to decide applications to adopt existing private sewers and pumping stations.
Paternity Leave: Surrey Heath
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the level of support available to fathers when a mother requires an extended period of recovery following childbirth in S …
Child Arrangements Orders
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average waiting time is between an application being made for a Child Arrangements Order and the first hearing taking place in the family courts.
Child Arrangements Orders
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the time taken for Child Arrangements Order proceedings on children's relationships with parents from whom they are not receiving contact.
Child Arrangements Orders: Surrey
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for Child Arrangements Order proceedings in (a) Surrey and (b) Surrey Heath constituency.
Unemployment: Young People
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has considered the potential merits of extending the age range used in NEET statistics to include people aged 25 to 30 who are not in education, employment or training.
Dental Services: Surrey Heath
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of disparities in access to NHS dentistry on health inequalities in Surrey Heath constituency.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 4a74092bd333. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Dr Al Pinkerton.
2024 general election
The House of Commons Library records a majority of 5,640 for Dr Al Pinkerton in Surrey Heath in July 2024, from 21,387 votes on a turnout of 66.4%. Result as published: LD gain from Con.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Surrey Heath figures
Built 15 October 2026 from official records; register entries and votes are re-read on a rolling schedule. This page sets out what the record shows and gives no rating of the MP. Official UK Parliament page · All MPs · Something wrong? Tell us.